Word: chorus
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...bifurcation of the main characters is complemented by the condensation of the chorus. Here Medea, given the freedom to speak with herself, can finally act as just another woman of Corinth, escaping from the separation she faced in the original...
...records. The result is an album that references old sounds for the devoted, integrates fuzzy new ones for the kids and delivers a staggering number of indelible hooks. The only notable weakness is that the pursuit of those hooks keeps Bomb rooted in the thrill-delivering formula of verse-chorus-verse-pedal-steel solo, depriving it of the mood-altering qualities of Achtung Baby or The Joshua Tree. Listening to Bomb straight through a few times is a bit like staring into a closetful of sequins. But depth is not what this album is after. It's a statement...
...beats are often still rather dreary, he’s doing amazing things with his voice and his hooks. The vocal rhythms on opener “Evil Deeds,” for instance, only make sense once you’ve heard them 10 times, and the chorus of the Kim-targeted “Puke” is more dramatic and more sinister than anything he’s written since, well...
...Season, so energetically stylized that it defuses any hint of preachiness or soap opera. The action takes place on a gym floor, where a referee periodically whistles scenes to a halt with calls like "illegal hold" or "unsportsmanlike conduct." When not in scenes, the class- mates turn into a chorus, chanting lines ("You think you know me, but you don't") that echo key themes of the drama. And when the play is over, a moderator guides the audience through a postshow discussion as the actors, in character, defend their actions and theatergoers assign them to chairs, ranking their behavior...
...tone for the rest of the concert: hard-driving, drums pounding, political and aggressive. The crowd roared at the song, and when that segued into “Begin the Begin,” the the Begin,” the lights on stage flashed dramatically. During the chorus, with the stage lit white, Stipe even broke out his uniquely peculiar dance remembered most vividly from the “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” music video—limbs akimbo, body flailing, rapt in musical ecstasy...